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5 out of 5 stars

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4 out of 5 stars

Time Out says

5 out of 5 stars

With its top-notch, UK-sourced (when possible) ingredients, speedy and friendly service, and rapid turnover, the original Brixton branch of Franco Manca remains, for our money, the best pizza joint in London. Both indoor and outdoor seating overlooks the bustling market arcade. Here you can sate a craving for genuine, Neapolitan-style pizza, with a flavourful slow-rise sourdough crust and a variety of traditional and innovative toppings. Purists will prefer either the tomato, garlic and oregano or the tomato, mozzarella and basil, in season. The tasty chorizo pizza comes in two versions (thick-cut and thin-cut, dried) of the rich, oily Spanish sausage; it’s reminiscent of New York’s ubiquitous pepperoni pizza. Other menu choices and daily specials include a variety of seasonal vegetable and cured meat-laden pizzas that, while of top-quality, we find a little busy. Side salads and the restaurant’s unusual lemonade (murky brown and slightly like an Arnold Palmer, thanks to a tannic under-taste) are highly recommended, being thoughtful additions to the carb-heavy pizza. Wine and beer are also available. The other branches we've visited are fine, but haven’t equalled the original branch’s perfection.

the best pizza in london? the best pizza in britain? then, do not eat any pizza in the UK! After all those positive reviews, what a disappointment!!!! To be fair, ingredients were good, but my pizza barely saw the oven and was undercooked. Big queue as a reason for it? Do not queue then.

The best Neapolitan pizza ever
You MUST try it , if you want to discover london & Italy together
Make sure when you are in Brixton eat Pizza Franco Manco .. oh no sorry
I meant make sure when you are in London ;)

After reading so many positiv reviews I decided to visit the FM branch on Northcote road. There are 6 different pizza choices. The staff was attentive and quick and the place was vibrant but the Pizza was nowhere near as good as the other people say it is.
Taste is of course subjective and everybody has a different taste but overall I wouldn't give it a 5 star rating.
But then again where do you get a Pizza for under £7 in a restaurant and they even don't charge service. I would say Value for Money 4 Stars.
Pizza taste 2 stars.

These Pizzas are incredible - They beat the best pizza i've ever had which was in Tuscany in 1978 - i was 6 so remembering THAT Pizza speaks volumes - and beating it speaks even more, maybe the whole book. YAMMY.

Very nice place to go in Brixton, pizzas are really delicious, simple and original and service is always good. Yes, sometimes you need to queue, but hey, it is always nice to discover things around in Brixton village, I simply love to queue for restaurants there!

Sadly our food didn't look anywhere near as good as in the picture here. The pizza was hard and overcooked, with little by way of topping. I had mushroom and rocket, really expected some tomato passata as a base but it was hard to find and probably not as much as two mushrooms. The rocket was just dropped on top. My partner said his pizza was tasty but a bit too cold when it was finally delivered. Really disappointed as we had heard great reviews about this place. It was crowded, but it looks like people are here for the social ambiance rather than the food in front of them. Sad disappointment.

Amazing pizza! Best one I had in London so far, and I'm talking about someone who has had many pizzas around the world and also Napolese Pizza too! They have one in Brixton (no booking, and always packed). One in Turnham Green area in the west (which is open on Sunday, I went there from East end, for an hour just to eat the pizza!). Thankfully they have opened a new one in Westfield Stratford, HOORAY! Now I can have my pizza as often and as quickly I want it! :)

Buzzing to find a Franco Manca near my home in Westfield Stratford!!! Not an avid fan of shopping centres, even for a woman, but my favourite pizza place is there and tasted just as good as my old haunt in Brixton.

When I first came across the shop there was a massive queue so I decided to get a takeaway pizza. The pizza smelt beautiful and tasted absolutley delicious I wanted more. I'd go there again and again as the pizza was the best i've ever tasted. I would truely recommend this to anyone, you should check it out!

I started eating here when it first opened and while I still think the pizzas are wonderful after the experience I had today they let themselves down. One waitresses decided to give out to another waitress within earshot. I sat down and one table and was told I would have to share another table with a single diner who had left the restaurant momentarily he was very put out when he got back and moved to another table. Due to the ongoing issues between the waitresses it took almost 5 minutes before the first waitresses returned to take our order and still being wound up from giving out to the other waitress asked us 3 times was it two number 4s that we wanted. To top the whole dining experience off a solitary diner who was half way through eating her pizza was unceremoniously moved in the middle of her meal to make room for two diners who were understandably extremely embarasssed over the whole matter. The pizza was great but everything else left a very bad taste in my mouth.

If this the best pizza in London, i am Diego Armando Maradona. Whoever wrote this piece, doesn't even what he is talking about, let alone being in Naples, where 'm from. If you want to have real neapolian pizza go to Ealing, Santa Maria, that takes me back home. Franco Manca is just for ignorant londoners.